285Bound.com has sent our emails inviting all candidates of the Park county Republican primary to participate in a Q&A with questions generated by 285bound.com.
You may submit your questions by PM to 285 Bound, post them on this thread, or email them to
. Please include the questions and the name of the candidate you would like to direct that question to.
Several election candidates came by our booth at Bailey day and said they would love to participate in this event.
Please submit your questions by 8/3/10
No personal questions
No questions that involve current investigations.
Questions must pertain to the office the candidate is seeking.
Michael Graves, are you willing to investigate any deputies suspected of breaking the laws?
Will your deputies obey traffic laws while not pursuing?
Will you require lie detector exams in your hiring process?
Will you require all PCSO personnel to drive their personal vehicles to and from their homes?
Michael Graves, are you going to run COMPLETE background checks on the men and women who apply for a Deputy position?? ( After all we don't need any more PERVERTS or suspected PERVERTS as Deputy's??) What are you going to do about the NEPOTISIM in the PCSO and Animal Control??? Are you going to allow ONE spouse to be a Deputy while the other spouse is an animal control officer??
Commissioners.
1. Will you bring the commissioner meetings to Guffey, Hartsel, Lake George and Bailey?
2. What will you do to find money to improve our roads?
3. Will you seek the input of the voters on issues that come before the county and how will you do that?
4. Do you believe in commercial development in Park County and if so, what specifically will you do to promote commercial development?5.
Coroner
1. What do you believe is the most important skill a coroner should have to be the Park County Coroner?
2. If you had to take over as Sheriff for the county, what would be the first thing you would do?
3. What kind of training or interaction will you try to provide to the Sheriff's Department, Fire Department or any other entity that might arrive on scene before you?
Sheriff
1. Do you believe that the public has a negative image of the Sheriff's department and if so, what changes do you think need to be made within the department in order to improve the image the public currently has of the Sheriff's Department?
2. What do you think are the strengths of of the Park County Sheriff's department right now?
3. Do you believe that the behavior of off duty deputies effects the department and do you or would you have policies in place that govern their behavior off work?
4. If elected, will you serve your entire 4 year term?
5. Would you be willing to have an outside audit done immediately after the election?
6. What currently are and what should be the basic criteria one must have to become a Park County Deputy?
This is your last chance to ask us, the candidates any questions. I urge you to submit all and any questions. These three contested races are very important. I realize that most people are focused on the Sheriffs race, however do you realize how closely the Sheriff and the Coroner have to work together? There is only a few days left to put these questions together before the video runs. Please take the time to address each candidate a question or two.
. Please include the questions and the name of the candidate you would like to direct that question to.
